History
Suni’s High Quality X-Ray Sensors and Imaging Systems are designed and manufactured in our advanced ISO-9001:2008 certified facility located in San Jose, California. Suni is ISO 13485-2003 certified for a quality
management system. We take great pride in the performance, reliability, and ease of use of our products and ensure that those standards are met by inventing, refining, and manufacturing our products
ourselves in Silicon Valley.
The Suni Silicon Valley Team has been dedicated to advancing state-of-the-art
imaging technology for digital dentistry since 1987. Paul Suni was at the forefront
of technological innovation since the advent of the first CCD image sensor for
digital dentistry in the mid eighties.
Prior to founding Suni Medical Imaging, Inc, Paul Suni was instrumental in the design
and development of the following technologies:
1986: CCD sensor for the Siemens CEREC System (now the CEREC unit from Sirona)
1988: The first CCD introral x-ray sensor with Trophy Radiology (now Carestream Health)
1990: Siemens intraoral x-ray sensor – CCD technology
1992: First intraoral x-ray sensor from Schick Technologies (with founder David Schick)
1993: Direct CCD sensor with New Image Technologies
In 1995, Paul Suni founded Suni Medical Imaging and continued to drive innovation in digital
dentistry with the following technological advancements:
1997: Dental Medical Devices (DMD) – MPDx Ultrathin CCD/CMOS sensor – the first Dr. SUNI sensor
2000: Developed the Dentrix ImageRay sensor technology
2002: Designed and developed the next generation technology for the Dr. Suni CCD sensor
2002: Expanded into the international markets with our first branded, Dr. Suni sensor
2004: Dr. Suni branded sensors introduced into the U.S. market
2006: Grew the U.S. market share and expanded distribution of Suni products to 54 countries
2007: Major capital investment in Suni for continued innovation, development and expansion
2008: Introduced the following technological innovations:
- Advanced SuniRay CMOS sensor system
- Optimized Dr Suni Plus CCD sensor system
- SuniCam II intraoral digital camera system
2009: Began marketing the Suni 3D family of extraoral and 3D imaging products exclusively in the U.S. dental market
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